Eye See

My high school, like most, had a newspaper.  ‘The Russet.’  Yes, I’m from a small farming community in Idaho and our paper, like our school mascot, was (and is) a potato; ‘The Russet.’  I could go on, and on about this, but that is for another blog, another day.

It was always fun when a new copy of the paper was published and circulated through the school because learning went out the window and we all just read the paper.  I remember looking through the paper somewhat quickly at first to see if my name was mentioned anywhere.  I was on the drill team so anything involving the team usually included our names.  After enjoying that moment of fame, or perhaps not enjoying any fame at all, I would read the paper cover to cover. 

Our paper had a special section call “Eye Sees.”  There was a box in the library where anyone could fill out small slips of paper about what was “seen” at school.  I don’t recall anyone ever coming right out and saying, “I saw Jack kiss Jill.”  We were much more subtle, instead it would read, “I saw J kiss J.”  The Eye Sees began slow at the beginning of school with just a few to be read, but by the end of the year the paper was full of them.  To this day, I recall only one “eye see” and it said, “Eye see DC is wasting her time.”  DC, that’s me.   I recall there was a boy, but which boy, that I don’t recall.  Time wasted, doubtful.  I was young and full of hopes and dreams, and dreaming I assure you is no waste of time.

The times they have a changed, as I guess they always will.  I remember high school fondly and as a simpler time. I recall a teacher at school saying how she enjoyed the newspaper but she wished the Eye Sees were nicer.  Now with all the social media the Eyes Sees are likely a thing of the past.  Not only can you see what you saw, but you can blog it, snap it, face it, insta it, tweet it and I’m sure the list goes on.  Everyone can see what you saw.  The mystery of “DC” is wasting her time is gone.

Back when my wise teacher wished for nicer things, as do I!  Be kind my friends.  What’s say we all get together, put our devices down and talk about what we’ve seen.